Category Archives: Career Planning

Take That Job Search Advice With a Grain of Salt

Joining the plethora of job searching articles out there, I would like to put in what truths – or rather, untruths – about what I have found the hunt to really be like. If you are also currently searching for that perfect career, you might be researching resume and cover letter tips like I doContinueContinue reading “Take That Job Search Advice With a Grain of Salt”

When is the best time to attend college?

Frank Bruni, author and New York Times columnist, spoke on the Wisconsin Public Radio’s Kathleen Dunn Show yesterday about his newest book and how high school might be too early for many young people to make lifelong decisions. You can listen here. I feel lucky that I caught this show yesterday because it hits on the topicContinueContinue reading “When is the best time to attend college?”

Education to Employment Skills Gap

Are your education and experiences providing you with the right skills for the career you want? Until you officially start your job search for post-graduation employment, you don’t really know what employers expect from you. Professors and advisers will do their best to prep you, but even they won’t have all the answers. The Association ofContinueContinue reading “Education to Employment Skills Gap”

Three Steps Towards a Career

My career search has now lasted three months, plus the few building block months prior to graduation. I may still be unemployed, but I learn more with each portfolio revision or interview scored. Below are a few tips that I’ve gathered from my adviser and some extensive reading on how to land a great career.ContinueContinue reading “Three Steps Towards a Career”

Now Ignoring the Now Hiring

Being a full time student can be financially frustrating after three years of working full time and receiving a paycheck every one or two weeks. It has been two years since I started classes again and “Now Hiring” signs still catch my eye. Why? Guilt. I had been supporting myself since I was 20 years oldContinueContinue reading “Now Ignoring the Now Hiring”